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Another press release from Nival. This time, the theme of the issue is the "Mir Fantastiki" magazine:
To be honest, I don't even remember the secret password to enter Nival Interactive anymore. It flew out of my head as soon as I was led through the security cordon of those very black dragons (for atmosphere, they were dressed in the uniforms of security guards and looked quite human), through the programmers' room and the recreation room, and finally, I was seated in front of a monitor, where the game's intro was already playing. And although I, like a little child, am eager to tell you everything I learned and saw that day, I will first introduce my guide and mentor, who spent several hours explaining and commenting: Dmitry Estrin, Public Relations Manager, as well as an avid gamer (you can guess which game) and just an interesting person.
Of course, the first thing I asked Dmitry was to give me half an hour of happiness alone with the mouse and monitor. The request was granted, and for that time, I completely dropped out of reality.
A lumber mill. A treasure chest (do you take gold or experience?). A dancing leprechaun. Everything is familiar and recognizable – and at the same time, new and amazing. The camera obediently followed my desires and showed the picture from one angle, then from another, then further, then closer – I just couldn't tear myself away from this landscape: the reflections of a lonely campfire, a mill on the horizon, and this incredible forest, swaying, rustling, and alive. Having reached the nearest tower, I opened another piece of the map and was stunned: in front of me was a Castle. The spiers of the towers, the winding bridges and spans, and on top – the symbol of belonging to the orange player. I couldn't just walk past the Castle. I wanted to look and ask many more things, so I decided to take a quick look inside – after all, what interesting things can be done with a standard building system?
Read the full text of the article in the "Mir Fantastiki" magazine, No. 4, 2006
P.S. It's worth buying the magazine even just for the poster that comes with it.